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the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Commonwealth of Australia dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations including the continent of Australia and the island of Tasmania.
“Australia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Australia. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.
was an Australian botanical illustrator
Worked as principal contributing artist to Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1950 to 1981. Between 1958 and 1983 she produced more than 400 watercolour drawings for the magazine.